Dubai's Five Hotels and Resorts is taking a close interest in the completion work being carried out by Comlux Aviation on its ACJ TwoTwenty at the Switzerland-based company's facility in Indianapolis. In fact, Five Hotels founder and chairman Kabir Mulchandani told AIN that he expects the aircraft to be delivered on time in January.
“Five has a team focused on monitoring the completion process of 9H-FIVE on a week-to-week basis,” he said. “Our own technical expert makes periodic visits to the completion center in Indianapolis...to provide real-time feedback.”
He added that his company's ACJ TwoTwenty, which will be the first of a batch of 16 Airbus Corporate Jets that Comlux will complete, is equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines and provides 16 passenger seats, a dining table for eight, a master suite with a king-sized bed and shower, electro-chromatic window shades, LED lighting, a fully equipped kitchen, high-speed connectivity, and two 55-inch video screens.
“Five’s feedback on enhancing the customer flying experience—for example, improvements of the luxe seats and specifying Five-styled requirements for the interior design—has all been adopted,” Mulchandani said. “This up-to-date infrastructure [allows] for a state-of-the-art experience can last up to 12 hours nonstop with a full crew on board.”
He said that based on Five’s latest project check, he was optimistic that Comlux would deliver the aircraft on schedule, a view that has also been expressed by Comlux executive chairman and CEO Richard Gaona.
“Five has reimagined the very best in sky-high travel,” Mulchandani said. “As with the Five properties on the ground—Five Palm Jumeirah, Five Jumeirah Village, both in Dubai, and Five Zurich—the ACJ TwoTwenty cabin [allows]...passengers to dine, entertain, and invigorate [themselves] in the most opulent and private environment."